Benjamin J. Biggs reportedly stole a 1997 Chevrolet Suburban in Quincy, led police on a chase, shot and injured an officer, wrecked the SUV near Kingston, and then fled on foot and barricaded himself inside a house in rural Adams County, where he shot and wounded a second officer and later committed suicide. At about 9:45 p.m., police entered the house and confirmed that Biggs was dead. Adam's County Coroner James Keller said that Biggs had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Biggs was reportedly the last person known to be with Jackie Douthart, who disappeared on May 22, 2011 in Iowa. Biggs was interviewed several times during the investigation, the last time being on June 14, 2011, said police. Douthart's remains were found on March 17, 2012.

Shot during attempted prison escape. Drove a forklift through one set of doors then into the prison's perimeter fences.

Four men (Betancourt-Garcia, Gonzalez-Valdez, Lemus & Andrew) were shot to death in a botched drug & armed home invasion sting staged by the county SWAT team. One was shot 40 times while cowering unarmed and in a fetal position. The county has paid $600K in wrongful-death settlements to date. The State Attorney's Office report pointed to "a number of unusual, counter-intuitive, suspicious and/or disturbing factors" and justified the shootings reluctantly.

Four men (Betancourt-Garcia, Gonzalez-Valdez, Lemus & Andrew) were shot to death in a botched drug & armed home invasion sting staged by the county SWAT team. One was shot 40 times while cowering unarmed and in a fetal position. The county has paid $600K in wrongful-death settlements to date. The State Attorney's Office report pointed to "a number of unusual, counter-intuitive, suspicious and/or disturbing factors" and justified the shootings reluctantly.

Deputies shot Nyarko Johnson during a botched undercover drug sting. At around 1:45 p.m., the deputies were trying to make a "major" purchase near a shopping center, when police said the men reportedly tried to flee and struck an unmarked SUV. Witnesses said they saw a Cadillac go behind a fast food restaurant. When the car emerged, it was being followed by an SUV and gunfire was exchanged. Johnson, who was driving the Cadillac, stopped and police swarmed the vehicle with guns drawn, a witness said. Johnson was shot and left blood on the car and concrete as he crawled away.

Officers reported that they responded to a hostage situation in which Maguire instructed his estranged wife to bring their children to the home of the wife's parents, where Maguire had her parents held hostage. He threatened to kill his wife's parents if she contacted authorities. SWAT officers hid, and when Maguire came out the back door, saw officers, and tried to push the hostage back inside, was shot to death.

Completely out of character, friends and family said, for Marine veteran French to open fire on deputies with both a rifle and a handgun in the middle of the street. Said to suffer from PTSD, he was fatally shot by return fire on the eve of Independence Day.

Kenneth Meyers was wanted in multiple murders of four women. Officer tries to do a traffic stop, Meyers speeds up toward officer, who fires nine rounds at car, blowing out back tire. A chase ensues, and officers find Meyers in his truck with a gunshot wound to the face that officials later said was self-inflicted.

Officers were responding to a report of a man recklessly driving, driving over his neighbor's lawns. While they spoke to a witness, the man, Kang drove toward the officer. The officer shouted at the man to stop, but when he didn't, the officer shot at Kang.

A man who reportedly shot and killed two people and critically injured three others in the Pottstown area Saturday night died on Monday following a six-hour standoff in a home. The suspect was ultimately shot and killed.

Las Vegas police officers are sent to a home to investigate a domestic disturbance. They find an apparently suicidal Luis Carlos Silva, who points a gun at the officers. Police shoot and kill him.

Warren Deris was shot and killed while holding his wife at knifepoint when he allegedly aimed an air pistol at approaching officers. At around 5:50 p.m., a neighbor called police saying that Deris' daughter had come over and said her father's "just gone crazy. He's got knives out of the drawers. She's afraid." The dispatcher stated over the police radio that Deris was holding his wife inside the residence. Deputy Christopher Cade was the first on the scene, and he was soon joined by deputies Shane Rivolo and Christopher Bassil. Cade and Deris' daughter went to the side door under the carport; Rivolo went toward the back of the house. Deris' daughter tried to open the door, but it was locked, so she banged on it and demanded to be let in. Warren Deris reportedly came to the door and said "f-ya'll, I'm not going back to jail." Cade asked him to allow them to come inside. Deris responded "f-ya'll, ya'll not coming in here no," and raised his hand to show them what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun. In response, Cade drew his weapon and ordered Deris to put the gun down and open the door. Rivolo heard the verbal exchange and joined Cade at the door where he also drew his weapon. Deputies Jon-Michael Norris and Jerry Pettit arrived and joined Cade and Rivolo in the carport. Deris stepped away from the door and Rivolo, Norris and Pettit attempted to kick open the door while Bassil held the storm door open. Deputy Rivette arrived and went around the carport to get a different position. Deris returned to the door and reportedly told the deputies to stop kicking the door, and that he was going to kill them. He pointed a black air pistol at Pettit and then at Rivolo. The deputies told Deris to drop the gun, and then Cade, Pettit, Norris, and Rivolo shot him. The deputies stated that they fired because they believed their lives were in danger. They all said that the air pistol looked like a semi-automatic weapon. Deris' daughter said she'd told the deputies that her father's gun was an air pistol; the deputies said they didn't remember her telling them this. The police dispatch call log showed that the shots were fired two minutes and thirty-three seconds after the first deputy arrived on the scene.

James Noble, who suffered from dementia, had watched Wheel of Fortune then Jeopardy then his disabled wife fell asleep. He called the police to report that sketchy people were hanging around outside his house on the Fourth of July. Officer Mike Gasbarrini responded, and when he got to the scene, the man was allegedly pointing a gun toward the officer. The officer told Noble multiple times to put down the gun before the officer shot the man. He later died from his injuries.

Stephen Hull and his son, Aaron Hull, reportedly died in a murder-suicide during a 7-hour SWAT standoff.

CHP officers Jerrod Banda and Sean Duncan shot driver Sharon Mello and her passenger Keith Cervelli when Mello drove toward several officers after a high-speed chase.

Police chased Rodrick Shonte Dantzler's SUV after he reportedly shot and killed seven people in two different locations, and fired shots at another driver. During the pursuit, police said Dantzler hit a patrol car and exchanged gunfire with officers; a bystander was shot in the shoulder. Danztler drove onto I-96, crossed the grassy median and went the wrong way with more than a dozen squad cars in pursuit before crashing the SUV down an embankment into a wooded area. Dantzler went to a nearby home and took three people hostage around 7:30 p.m. Over the next five hours, Dantzler reportedly fired shots sporadically, and vacillated between threatening to shoot the hostages and asking police to take him out. Police said Dantzler appeared to change course, asking how he could surrender, but then shot himself.

According to the state patrol, a trooper saw Jacob A. Kraatz at the Melia Hill rest area at around noon after being notified that Kraatz might be suicidal. The trooper stopped the SUV after Kraatz left the rest area. Kraatz laid down inside his vehicle and a 1.5 hour standoff ensued. The Sarpy County Emergency Services Unit approached the SUV and reportedly found that Kraatz had killed himself.

Prior to the shooting, the man was at the Bourbon Street Blues Company nightclub in the 400 block of Bourbon. The man was asked to put a shirt on and was told that he would be ordered to leave the club if he did not do so. The man fired at the bouncers, grazing one in the back of the head. When an NOPD officer intervened, the man fired in the direction of the officer. The officer returned fire, striking him in the body.

Police responding to a shots-fired call received a good description of four men who had fled the scene. They found the four, who ran down an alley when discovered. Bassie is said to have turned toward police with a weapon in hand. He was fatally shot.

Pearce was having mental issues and killed his mother, and stabbed his aunt when she arrived at the home of Pearce and his mother. Deputies shot Pearce to death after they and a neighbor allege that he charged the deputies. The address provided is the address of the neighborhood office, as the home's address was not available.

Officer Brent Long and other officers with the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force were serving a felony warrant for Shaun Michael Seeley. Seeley shot and killed Long and was shot and killed.

Authorities said Birmingham shot Campbell in the head while Campbell was responding to a call of shots fired at about 12:25 a.m. in the 700 block of 26th Street. Officer Lee Ortiz, 37, shot and killed on scene the suspect during a "shootout," said Snyder Lt. Brian Haggard.

Beverly, who was suspected of stabbing his girlfriend, left the scene in a car and was pursued by the responding officer. The officer shot and killed Beverly when Beverly allegedly got out of the car brandishing a firearm.

U.S. Marshals and Fort Worth SWAT tried to serve a warrant on Nabors due to accusations that he sexually assaulted a child. Nabors barricaded himself in a house. He stepped out of the house with a firearm and said that he would not go to prison. SWAT officers fatally shot him.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the incident appears to involve narcotics officers and occurred during a buy-and-bust drug operation. The teen allegedly opened fire on the officers, and they shot back, hitting him. Police say a gun belong to the shot man was recovered at the scene. The officers were not injured in the gunfire.

Police say Hill tried to pull a .38 revolver on an officer during a scuffle. The officer said he spotted Hill walking down the street near an Avondale Estates church and found Hill's behavior suspicious; during a pat-down search, Hill took off running and the officer chased him down.

A deputy reported that he attempted to question Gaswint as he was walking down a street, at which point Gaswint attacked the deputy, who shot Gaswint to death.

Police had pursued a Pauls Valley burglary suspect on the county roads around Elmore City and Anitoch before the suspect ended his pursuit by crashing the Hummer he was driving. Chester exited the Hummer with a box cutter knife in his hand and began to flee from four officers into a field. After attempting twice to stop Chester with taser guns, Chester turned and ran toward Maysville Police Officer Steve Huffman with the box cutter knife in an offensive position. He was shot and killed.

According to police, Bill Johnson detonated an explosive inside his house in Van Meter at about 2 p.m., and then sat outside drinking beer as deputies arrived. A neighbor said that Johnson told them the explosion was planned when asked if he was OK. Johnson reportedly shot and killed himself during a brief standoff with deputies. Sheriff Chad Leonard said Johnson was being sued over the property and had recently missed a court date.

Local police responding to a domestic violence call discovered Torres sitting outside next to a woman, who it turned out was his estranged wife. Police approached and began questioning him; he responded by drawing a handgun and holding it to the woman's head. He was fatally shot twice in the head and once in the torso.

Officers chased Mercer after seeing him shoot at two other individuals. He jumped over a fence and pointed his gun at officers, who fatally shot him.

Shot after posing a threat to officers. Police had attempted to stop the vehicle Moon was driving. Moon fled at high speed, crashed his vehicle and fled on foot into an apartment complex.

Suspected in a hit-and-run accident with a motorcycle earlier in the day, convicted felon Jubrey had also just shot his stepfather in the hand before local and county police pulled into his driveway. In an escape attempt he started a firefight with 13 shots. He was fatally struck in the head.

Waters was shot while reaching for a handgun while being chased by police. Officers were responding to report of man shoplifting in store.

Jonathan Woolfson shot and killed a friend who came to help him at his North Miami Beach townhouse. Woolfson was "distraught" and acting "erratically" according to police, and his family asked Troy Longhurst, 29, to check on him. Neighbors heard gunshots at about 9:15 p.m. and phoned 911. Woolfson barricaded himself in the bathroom. After a SWAT standoff Woolfson emerged with his hand behind his back, authorities said. During the confrontation Officers Juan Ruiz and Aldo Alfonso and Sergeants Jason Ochoa and Juan Jurado fatally shot him. Woolfson's hand was empty.

Alfred was shot after refusing to drop a knife, and that police arrived after Alfred had stabbed another man to death.[

Officers responded to a domestic violence call just before 10 a.m. When they arrived, police could hear Latarsha Redick calling for help. Larry J. Redick Jr. shot at the officers. Officers fired back, and Larry went back inside the home. Police established a perimeter and called for backup. Forty minutes later, officers heard shots from inside the home. Larry then came back out and pointed his gun at an officer. Officers shot and killed him. Both Redicks were dead when police entered the home.

Police seeking a gunman in the neighborhood crossed paths with 13-year-old Cannon with a plastic gun in the park. Officers killed him with eight rounds. Police and eyewitnesses of Cannon's behavior describe his last moments "quite differently".

Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call, and upon catching up to Leskinen, he put his gun down. When a deputy shot him with his stun gun, Leskinen picked up his gun and fired, and was then shot by deputies.

Basil Berry and Eric Roach allegedly robbed a jewelry store in James City County, tying up employees and robbing them as well. That led to a manhunt in Henrico County. When police closed in, Berry and Roach fired at them from an SUV. Police shot and killed Berry. The car crashed. Roach escaped but was later captured.

Rufus L. Young reportedly committed suicide as police moved in to arrest him on suspicion of killing his ex-girlfriend, Naushay Riley, 36, and her mother, Jackie Riley, 55. Officers went to the Crossroads Economy Hotel in Independence and announced themselves outside Young's motel room. According to police, the officers heard a single gunshot, stormed the room and found Young dead.

Deputies had responded to Latham's home after Latham's wife called 911 to report a domestic dispute in the Lathams' vehicle, during which Latham struck her in the face after an argument about him being intoxicated. He greeted deputies with a gun upon arrival and refused to put it down. When he raised it toward them, he was shot and killed.

Clarence Reggie Crawford was shot twice by police after allegedly engaging in a shootout at Peppers bar. Crawford had fled to Peppers after reportedly shooting two women, one fatally, at Contempo Apartments. A report said that one of Crawford's friends, tried to talk him into giving up, but Crawford refused. Crawford reportedly walked out of the bar holding a gun, despite officers' commands to drop the gun. A West Monroe officer says he felt his life was in danger, when he saw Crawford point a gun at him. Crawford died after being transported to hospital in critical condition.

Officers reported that Moreno was released from jail, but had gotten hurt in a fight. In route to the hospital, he attacked the paramedic and fled into a church. While officers were searching for Moreno, he stabbed one of them, and the officers shot him to death.

Smith was reportedly a suspect in a previous investigation, and a passenger in a car pulled over in a traffic stop at 2:45 a.m. Smith was uncooperative, attempted to flee on foot, was not subdued by a Taser, and then was fatally shot. The shooting was ruled justified although the shot entered the back of his head.

Deputy David Clark shot Robert Sean Clifford when he reached for a weapon as Clark investigated what he deemed to be a suspicious car.

Police responded to a 911 call reporting a kidnapping. As officers were leaving finding no kidnapping Freeman stabbed them with a knife. Unable to taser Freeman, one of the officers shot and killed Freeman. Freeman's family cited his mental illness as a factor.

Hollon responded to a call for a stolen vehicle and encountered Prater in his yard. Prater wouldn't drop an ax as he approached Hollon, and Hollon shot him twice, killing Prater.

Frederick called 911 inside a store and told police she was being followed. Police showed up and Frederick, armed with a 4 inch knife, told them she was a paranoid schizophrenic. One stun gun shot was blocked and when Frederick moved toward an officer, Motsinger fired three shots into the 98 lb Frederick fatally wounding her.

Hernandez claims LaFleur ran a red light. Hernandez stopped him at a resident's gate, where he claims LaFleur refused commands to get out of the car and instead put the car in reverse, ending up in a ditch. Hernandez further claims LaFleur made a furtive move for a gun in the car, so he shot him. Witnesses say he was trying to put the car in park, and "they just started shooting."

Three officers responded to a call about a fight. The found Green at the scene, armed with a knife. They told him to put it down. He did not. Two officers tasered Green. He resisted arrest. A third officer, David Burrows, fatally shot Green with a pistol. The Texas Ranger Division investigated. According to the Longview News-Journal, Green's sister, Peggy Hill, filed a lawsuit claiming that the shooting was racially motivated.

Police went to a nearby house attempting to serve a warrant. Suspect fled and allegedly fired on officers.

Parault led police on a pursuit only to pull over and get out but "officers observed a gun in his hand," and police ordered him to drop the gun. When he refused to comply, the "officers shot him dead."

Deputies tried to serve warrants on Brito at a traffic stop. Brito struck a deputy with a vehicle. Deputies fatally shot him.

Trooper Aaron Colvin tried to pull Ramirez-Perez over when a high-speed chase began. Colvin forced Ramirez-Perez into an I-215 off-ramp wall in Salt Lake City when a shootout began. Ramirez-Perez fired twice, but missed Colvin.

Police were responding to a report of a home invasion. Police report Edwards was hiding in a closet and opened fire when ordered to come out. The officers returned fire. Edwards died at the scene.

White went on a rampage, shooting a man in the face at a restaurant, killing Office Jeremy Henwood in a drive by shooting and himself dying in his car after police shot him.

San Diego police and California Highway Patrol officers found Ledbetter pacing in the westbound lanes of the bridge and apparently preparing to jump off. Ledbetter suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled his hand out swiftly, as if drawing a gun, and three CHP officers shot the man in response

Officer Lisa Scharf saw Glenn in her backyard around 12:30 p.m. They grappled with one another for Scharf's gun. Scharf fatally shot him.

An employee called 911, and an officer was inside the restaurant in moments. The officer told Allen to drop his weapon, but he turned around instead. The officer fired at least two shots, wounding Allen as he stood inside the drive-through window. The officer followed Allen as he ran outside and fired eight more times.

According to a local civil rights group, plainclothes deputies with military-grade gear forced their way into three houses without search warrants in their search for Moore, so they could serve three felony warrants. During an extensive search, Moore was found hiding in the third house and is supposed to have lunged at officers with a knife. He was shot dead. Witnesses also describe deputies high-fiving each other after the killing.

With a history of domestic violence, and pressure on their relationship since he'd joined the military, Williams killed his high school girlfriend on a Thursday evening. In the small hours of Friday morning he drove around Columbus and finally encountered police about 3 a.m. A witness says he shot at police first. Police responded with a fatal volley of 30 or 40 shots.

Officers were responding to a call of a military veteran making threats against herself and others. Deceased had mental illness history predating military career. The night before the incident, Howard went to Jackson Memorial Hospital with psychiatric problems, but was transferred to the VA when they realized she was a veteran. Within hours she was home and the incident occurred. She fired twice on officers before they returned fire.

Jeremy C. Lott reportedly shot himself during a half-day-long standoff with police at a Ramada Inn. Police said Lott's family called and told them that he was possibly suicidal and that he might have a gun. Negotiators tried to convince Lott to surrender but weren't successful. Special Response Team officers then used tear gas to try to force Lott out of his room. According to police, Lott took his own life at around 4:30 p.m.

Raya, a parolee attempting to avoid a warrant, was shot in the back three times by officers of the Anaheim Police Department. He was unarmed. The city paid $245,000 in an agreement to dismiss wrongful death and civil rights suits; one officer involved, Anaheim detective Bruce Linn, was also implicated in the shooting of Caesar Cruz in 2009.

Phillip A. Trimble was shot by Mesa police after he had threatened to kill them, but he was not armed when he was shot. Police originally said that Trimble was shot by three officers when he dropped a cellphone and pointed a gun at them.

Officer wanted to question a Hodge when he ran. Hodge allegedly dropped a gun while running and when he ran back toward the gun he was shot six times by Twin Rivers Police Officer Taras Chernyy.

A Glenwood police officer shot and killed a 39-year-old man who tried to run him down early Friday morning in nearby south suburban Harvey.

Peter Ray Bassett died December 26, 2012 from complications related to a gunshot wound to the head sustained in a confrontation with officer Eduardo Barajas more than a year earlier.

Jaramillo led police on a chase stealing cars and ramming police vehicles. Finally cornered he was shot dead.

Marquize Dezuwhan Martin was fleeing police in a stolen car when he was shot and killed by Officer Eric Bertram.

In an extraordinary case, a Metro officer was found to be present at the shooting death of Robinson at the hands of another man, was romantically linked to the killer, and simply watched without intervening. The officer pled guilty to obstruction of justice and neglect of an officer to make an arrest.

David Gardner reportedly committed suicide while being detained by an officer in Fairview Park.

According to police, the incident began around midnight when a Nampa patrol officer spotted a vehicle wanted in connection with a Boise robbery. As the officer and additional backup officers approached a group of people standing near the car, Mefford pulled out a gun, ran into a nearby home, and began firing at the officers outside. A six-hour standoff, which included more shots fired by police, followed as officials evacuated neighbors. Mefford was found dead inside the house.

An armed car robbery committed by Pierre and his brother who was injured turned into a gunfight involving a Wells Fargo guard and two police officers

A caller told police her son was threatening suicide. He had a gun, she said, and had already cut his wrists, according to police. The caller was outside the house and a girlfriend inside the house soon left. Police arrived and blocked Silent Grove Road while they contacted Crownover by a cellphone. Police, looking through the windows, could see Crownover set down his gun several times, but he picked it up and walked out of sight, and police heard the gunshots that presumably killed him.

Castleberry broke into a state trooper's home, was shot an unknown number of times, and died of his wounds in the hospital

Responding to calls of a suicidal man, a Mankato Public Safety Officer found Hess in the front yard outside the house holding a weapon. After several attempts to get Hess to drop the weapon, Hess pointed it at the officer, prompting him to fire and fatally hit Hess once in the chest.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a screaming man, and went into his home. Then they said that he refused their orders, they tased him unsuccessfully, and he stabbed one of the officers with a sharp cane. Then an officer shot Shephard to death. The police later changed the story that the officer had been hit, and not stabbed by the cane.

The officers chased Shepard, 21, on foot after responding to a report of a stolen bicycle. Valiski told police investigators that he shot Shepard after Shepard reached into his waistband during the chase. Valiski told investigators. "I believed that the suspect was armed and that he was going to fire his gun at me." Worthington, who did not shoot, said Shepard turned and fired two shots as he ran. Police found a .25-caliber handgun in a backyard about 100 yards north of the spot where Shepard fell, along the path he had run with Worthington in pursuit.

Pettey briefly took two hostages in a shop (keeping two women, letting a male go) with an apparent handgun. She spoke of suicide. Local and county officers responded, and Pettey died of internal injuries from the two gunshots she took to the upper body. The apparent handgun was a pellet gun.

Police responded at around 3 a.m. after Department of Corrections officer Jesus "Jessie" Flores fatally shot his wife Jennifer "Jen" Michelle Flores. SWAT officers reportedly tried to call Jesus Flores out of the house. They later entered the home and found he'd shot himself.

Police called to Hill's home for a domestic disturbance call missed him, but his wife showed them the convicted felon's gun and ammunition collection, mentioning the handguns that were missing. The next day they caught up to him at a nearby friend's house. He came out armed, aiming the gun at his own head, and he was shot to death.

Franklin White was wanted for murder in connection with the shooting death of Christi McCall. Deputies learned that he was at a home in York County and called SWAT team. White was in a car when SWAT team members told him to come out with his hands up. He had a gun. They say he pointed it at them. Four officers shot him. Coroner ruled that he died from a self-inflicted wound to the head. Toxicology tests showed a BA level of .28

Police shot Vassell to death following neighborhood reports of a man brandishing a rifle, and after an encounter in which Vassell was found with a rifle and unresponsive to police demands. The rifle was a toy, and the victim was mentally disabled (autistic).

At around 11 p.m., deputies responded to a report of possible shots fired and of a man running through yards. According to police, deputy Chris Gearde saw Michael Ray Rosser walking along the road and made contact with him. Gearde fatally shot Rosser once after he allegedly pulled a semi-automatic pistol from behind his back.

Angelo Rizzuto hired a driver to take him nearly 300 miles to Taylor, where he killed his ex-girlfriend's fiance, and then turned the murder weapon on himself after a police pursuit on Interstate 80, police said.

An undercover and unidentified officer shot Terry A. Pruitt, 45, of 940 Science Ridge Road, near Jeffersonville, during a drug investigation, police said

Buckingham County deputies responded to a domestic dispute call at a home at 7 p.m. Once deputies arrived, they said they encountered an armed man, and a shoot out began. Jerry Farley was shot and killed.

Larry Collins was killed in a head-on collision when a local officer chased burglary and robbery suspect Brian Everett Lipp the wrong way on an interstate. Ultimately cornered some three hours later, Lipp was fatally fired on by local, state and federal officers with an estimated 50 rounds. His weapon proved to be a pellet gun.

Bonnee, 30, was standing in the street when the deputy arrived in response to a call regarding a violent home invasion. According police, Bonnee "refused multiple commands by the deputy to drop the weapon and began to aggressively charge at the deputy. The deputy drew his weapon and fired, shooting Bonnee multiple times, killing him."

Andrew Harper reportedly shot himself in the heart a second after he was shot in the torso by police during an eight-hour standoff at his apartment in El Sobrante.

Police lobbed some 73 shots at an armed suspect, Leroy Webster. They missed the target, but one of those police bullets struck and killed Gay as she sat at her customary position on her stoop. Prosecutors charged Webster for her murder; police detained and questioned Gay's surrogate daughter for 12 hours in an attempt to clear themselves. The daughter eventually reached a $100K settlement with the city.

Reno police responded to a report of a shooting. As they were looking, they encountered Larson, who shot at them. They returned fire and killed him.

Ogle was smashing in store windows with a baseball bat. Officer fired when Ogle refused to put down bat and turned toward officer. Ogle was bi-polar/schizophrenic.

Officers reported that they responded to a call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon, and when they arrived at Diaz' home, his family said that he'd been involved and pointed them to a detached room where Diaz was staying. When officers entered Diaz' room, they ordered him to raise his hands, and he instead pointed a gun at them, and an officer shot him to death. The gun turned out to be a replica.

Former professional wrestler Collado came to the assistance of a friend who he thought was being robbed, putting his assailant in a chokehold. That assailant was an undercover NYPD detective who shot Collado in the stomach. He died 12 hours later. Collado's niece came to provide medical assistance and was arrested for obstruction.

Alraheim Tolbert had just robbed a bank at gunpoint and climbed into Tony Carr's empty government truck as a getaway vehicle. Carr somehow got into, or remained in, the passenger seat. Police assumed that Carr was an accomplice and fired on both men. Carr was struck and fell out of the vehicle. Tolbert crashed the truck almost immediately afterward leaving both dead. A grand jury later cleared the police of any wrongdoing.

According to the Argus Leader: After leaving a bar, an intoxicated Engen went home, loaded his handgun, fired off a round and got in his truck and drove away. He made a call to 911 that he was drunk, had a gun and wanted to kill an officer. When he was found near the high school, he fired two rounds at deputies and drove back into town, where he rammed his vehicle through the front door of the sheriff's office. Engen barricaded himself there for about 30 minutes. Engen walking out the back door with his handgun and encountered two deputies and Trooper Todd Albertson. Albertson ordered him to drop his gun. When Engen kept walking in his direction Albertson shot Engen three times.

Shot while burglarizing the home of an Atlanta police officer.

Plain-clothes Boston police officers noticed McMullen sitting in a car with a known prostitute and approached the vehicle. As the woman climbed out of the car, McMullen accelerated backward and struck her. After chasing McMullen for 18 miles, police shot him dead.

Police were summoned by residents of an apartment building, where Victor Medina had allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb after being asked to leave. The caller said Medina had what appeared to be a stick of dynamite. Officers convinced Medina, who was displaying an object he said was a bomb, to leave the building. After an hour-long standoff in the parking lot, Medina approached police, ignoring commands to stop. Officer Will Martin shot Medina once with an AR-15 rifle, killing him. The "bomb" turned out to be a road flare with a silver flashlight attached with black tape.

Henrico Police responded in reference to a suicidal subject. Officers approached the residence and attempted to make contact with the male occupant without success. A short time later while officers were still on the scene, a taxi cab approached with the male subject, later identified as Gregory McCracken, 49, as a passenger. As officers approached the taxi, McCracken produced a small handgun and shot himself in an attempt to commit suicide. McCracken then raised the weapon toward the officers. One officer fired shots into the taxi striking McCracken in the torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On reports of a drunk driver, a county deputy and a parks ranger drove up to the Glendo Reservoir to intercept Jochim, the brother of a local rancher. Jochim refused to exit his vehicle, drove to the ranch with both vehicles in pursuit, then fired on them. He wounded the park ranger slightly. He was shot to death in turn.

Officer Paul B. Brantly bought gas at a convenience store. A man ran out of the store, clutching his chest, and collapsed in front of the officer. Cisneros left the convenience store with a pistol, then fled the scene. He tried to shoot at the officer as he fled to the parking lot of a funeral home. The officer pursued him and fatally shot him.

Well-established local barber Ohnen excused himself from work, feeling ill, and drove toward home. At a traffic stop on a rural road he is said to have pulled a .38 handgun on the deputy. He was shot to death. Friends and associates were at a loss to square this behavior with the man they knew.

A deputy shot Shane Kenneth Fryer in the back when he after he drove his pickup truck toward the officer, who was responding to a suspicious vehicle call.

Oxford police responded to a 911 hang up call at the Reaves home, and discovered a minor domestic incident between "Donny" Reaves and his wife (arguing). Mrs. Reaves says she told police the antique .22 handgun her husband had was not loaded. The family contends police did not give the deceased, a Navy Veteran and cancer survivor, a warning to drop his gun. Instead, police officers fired on Reaves with high-powered rifles. "They did exactly what they were supposed to do. I'm not a politically correct person, but if you point a gun at a police officer, you should expect to be shot, plain and simple," said Oxford chief of Police Bill Partridge. " We're not going check to see if there are bullets."

Vargas was shot after driving over a deputies foot and fleeing in a vehicle. Deputies had approached vehicle in parking lot while looking for a different person with an outstanding warrant. A deputy shot at the vehicle as it sped away.

Samuel Liaw, a 42-year-old Asian man, was shot and killed by Monterey Park police in the 200 block McPherrin Avenue in Monterey Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The fatal shooting occurred just after midnight, authorities said. No officers were injured. Liaw was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers reported that they responded to a call in which Salinas had pulled a gun in an argument with a manager at a residence. When officers arrived and failed to subdue Salinas, they shot him to death.

Kolstad's girlfriend called police the evening of Sept. 14, saying he had threatened to kill her, then others and himself. Officers began a search for Kolstad, who they believed was armed with a gun. Police found Kolstad in a Minnesota City park, where he made his way to the ledge of a bridge and continued a standoff with police. Officers said Kolstad, who was later found to have been armed with a knife, not a gun, ignored orders to drop his weapon and instead wielded the weapon as though it were a gun. Hazelton fired one shot at Kolstad, killing him.

An off-duty Border Patrol Agent and his second cousin got in a gunfight, killing each other.

A dispute inside Club Envy led one of the angry partiers to fire into a crowd gathered outside the club as it was closing, wounding three people. Two of the three off-duty Cleveland police officers working at the club then shot and killed the suspected gunman, Elijah Cole.

A Columbia cab driver was shot to death in a Waffle House parking lot, and the suspected shooter, Nicholas Kyle Rivers, later killed himself after leading police on a 30-minute, high-speed chase through three counties in the stolen cab.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a party, and when they arrived, Watkins ran and pulled a gun. An officer then shot him to death, and the police said they recovered a gun.

Shot after ignoring deputy commands and setting room on fire. Police were responding to report that Martin threatened to set his wife on fire. Martin had doused her and their home with gasoline.

Callahan's brother called 911 to report a possible suspicious person inside their house. While checking the house, officers fired blindly through doors and walls and fatally struck the unarmed Callahan three times. Their behavior, the detention of family members, and the delay in getting medical attention to the victim (while the uninjured officers were rushed to the hospital) were grounds for the family's wrongful death suit against the county and eight officers.

Officer Timothy Livingston and Deputy Brian Arledge joined Deputy Jeffrey Jones in responding to a suicide threat. Dean, armed with a revolver, drove a red Ford F250 away from the authorities through a rural area. They followed him as Officer Mack Fuller and Deputy Marty Latham responded. Dean later parked the truck and entered a recreational vehicle. He told authorities that he was only dangerous to himself and asked them to kill him. Deputy Latham shot at Dean with a stun gun. A flash bang canister was thrown at the RV. The canister, rather than enter through a broken window, bounced off of the curtains. Dean, sobbing, pointed the revolver at authorities. Authorities fatally shot Dean.

Patrol officers were looking for a man wanted for burglary of coin-operated machines, and when officers found the wanted man, they identified themselves and the man ran. When police told him to get down on the ground, he pointed a weapon at the officers and at least one of them shot him.

According to police, Gordon had been driving over the speed limit on Interstate Hwy. 394. When Zarrett attempted to pull her over, Gordon stopped her car next to a median. Police say she immediately got out of her car and pointed a small handgun at the officer. Zarrett fired.

A Mooreland police officer had been dispatched on a medical call for Hopkins. He said the man was refusing to come out of the house and was armed with a knife, police said. A deputy tried to subdue Hopkins with a stun gun—which was ineffective—and officers said Hopkins lunged at one of them with a knife and was shot and killed.

Four officers fired simultaneously; outside a school.

An unidentified man, 28, barricaded himself inside his home in what began as a domestic incident. He was arguing with a girlfriend when he pulled out a gun and possibly fired it into the air, police said. The girlfriend called police, causing SWAT teams to surround the house for seven hours with the man alone inside. He killed himself in the home.

As police approached Melvin Bledsoe's truck, he took off, leading them on a 10-minute chase through Goshen.It ended when officers say Bledsoe drove his truck into a building. Shortly after that, Goshen police officer Joshua Havens shot and killed Bledsoe.

Police were contacted after Valentine called a suicide hotline threatening to shoot anyone that came onto his porch. Troopers responded to Valentine's residence and established phone contact with him, police said. Shortly after the contact began, Valentine started a fire in his residence. Valentine then left the burning residence, fled into the backyard armed with a small-caliber handgun and shot himself in a wooded area behind the house.

Police approached Speakman as he sat with another man at 1:40 a.m. on a commercial boat ramp, drinking alcohol at the water's edge. Speakman challenged the officer's authority to search them for weapons and as he handed his lap dog to the other man, he revealed the butt of a .22. They fell into a physical struggle for control of that weapon, then the officer fired his gun and fatally wounded Speakman.

Hinshaw, suspected in a robbery, was staying with his wife and daughter at a hotel. When police entered the room, Hinshaw allegedly jumped out with what officers reportedly thought was a gun; it was actually a folding knife.

Javier was killed when an officer shot him in the back at point-black range. Local police had pursued him after responding to a shots-fired call at an apartment complex, locating Javier, and briefly chasing him in vehicles then on foot.

Wainright had just committed armed robbery of a drug store, and was apprehended, and then escaped from police and was shot as he was running back to his vehicle.

911 called domestic disturbance, police told man had gun. police encounter man with gun who takes a shot and wounds one officer. Multiple shots.

Sago was one of four suspects who attempted an armed robbery of a pizza restaurant. An off-duty deputy who happened to be in the store shot the armed leader, shot and wounded the two unarmed others, and then shot the unarmed and fleeing Sago three times in the back. A suit filed by his family alleged the deputy not only used excessive force but left Sago bleeding to death within sight of the hospital across the street. Eventually one of the other three suspects was prosecuted and convicted for Sago's murder.

NYPD arrived at a squabble in front of a mental-illness shelter for women. Homeless McNeal was one of the participants and threatened others and the police with two ornate knives. Officers shot her dead.

Cecil was known to be violent toward police and others. When his mother called 911 to report that he'd hit and pushed her, Cecil confronted responding deputies with a kitchen knife, which he refused to drop. He was shot several times and died at the hospital.

The Pauly brothers were returning home from work and encountered a road rage incident in which a couple young women, on route to Las Vegas, NM. The women contacted the state police with the license plate number. The state police showed up, en masse, at the Pauly residence without lights or sirens. As the cars approached the brothers, not understanding these were cops, armed themselves as they saw flashlights approaching the residence. They called out that they had guns, thinking it was people from the confrontation, not police. Samuel Pauly was said to have brandished a gun and, allegedly fired three shots, inside the residence, visible through a window and he was shot and killed.

Victim involved in a domestic dispute. Came to door armed with a knife and failed to comply with officers' instructions.

Police responding to a domestic violence call exchanged gunfire with a man who allegedly shot his wife. It is unclear if he died by his own hand or was shot by police.

Humes, driving a Dodge Charger, t-boned a taxicab in traffic. The collision killed the cab driver, and left the cab driver's wife and Humes's girlfriend wounded. Humes took off running and doubled back on a female officer who'd spotted him, stealing her cruiser. He was shot and killed a couple of blocks from his mother's house.

An off-duty state patrol auxiliary member was interrupted in her shower by her young son—a strange man was in the house with a bow and arrow. The man, next-door neighbor Harris, confronted the trooper with "Where's the money?" The trooper led Harris out to her car. Naked by now, Harris was shot once in the stomach and died of his wounds. Florida Highway Patrol auxiliary members are sworn officers.

Aguilar was shot and killed while attempting to escape from police at a medical imaging office.

Trooper Justin Rohr shot former drug task force informant Larry Dean Smith when Smith allegedly fired at him in a heavily wooded area west of Delphos. According to police, Rohr, Lt. John Riedel and trooper Michael Weigel responded after employees at the Delphos Co-op reported a suspicious man on the railroad tracks. While searching for footprints along a muddy creek bed, Rohr reportedly saw Smith crouched in a depression. Smith allegedly fired first before Rohr returned fire, killing Smith.

Charlie Post took narcotics and other drugs before he ambushed Lower Burrell Patrolman Derek Kotecki, according to a Westmoreland County Coroner's report. Police said Kotecki, 40, was looking for Post in regard to the shooting of another man several days earlier when police got a tip Post was in an SUV in the Dairy Queen parking lot. As Kotecki approached the SUV in which Post hid, Post fired numerous times through a closed window, killing Kotecki. Post then got out of the SUV and ran to the rear of the parking lot and shot and killed himself.

Donald Roddy reportedly shot and killed himself during a 2.5 hour standoff with police.

A deputy observed a vehicle facing the wrong way on Buchanan Street. The deputy stopped to investigate and one person fled on foot. A second deputy encountered the male subject a short time later. During this encounter, the deputy shot him, and White was pronounced dead at the scene

Patrick was shot after an encounter with police regarding a high speed chase in a stolen car. His accomplice admitted that they had been burglarizing area homes for methamphetamine. It was determined by medical examiner that the victim had also shot himself in the head, in addition to being shot by police.

Derryl LeFave, 32, and Kristopher Cheyne, 36, led officers on a high speed chase after allegedly robbing a bank in Ravenna, MI at gunpoint. Police reported the suspects were firing live rounds at them during the chase. LeFave and Cheyne crashed their vehicle on an I-96 off-ramp after striking and killing Wyoming Police Officer Trevor Slot, 41. LeFave and Cheyne were killed by police after exiting the vehicle and firing upon them.

Shot during confrontation with transit system police officer.

Officers reported that they entered Marksbury's home, and he threatened them with a firearm. Then the officers shot him to death.

Officers reported that they found Avila and a woman in an alley, and that when confronted Avila became violent, and officers shot him to death. There's a Youtube video showing an officer on a previous day punching Avila in the face, Avila filed a complaint, and his friends say that he was assassinated by another officer while sitting in a car.

During the course of a traffic stop, a physical altercation occurred between Townsend - the driver of the vehicle - and the police officer. During that altercation, the officer shot and killed Townsend.

Officers shot and killed an Orange County man after he pointed a weapon at them at the scene of a reported traffic accident on the 91 Freeway in Corona, police said.

Police said that during the dramatic mid-Tuesday confrontation at Krameria Street and East 14th Avenue, officers shot Sepulveda as he tried to flee a cellphone store robbery, attempted to carjack two people, fired a shot at one driver and aimed a gun at pursuing officers. Sepulveda was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A a deputy was trying to contact Dustin Jansen, 23, regarding suspicious activity. Jansen took off in a vehicle and led the deputy on a chase to the area of Missouri Highway 171 and Gum Road. Police say that's where Jansen left his vehicle then shot and killed himself.

Officers responded to a report of a domestic assault, and the deputy saw that Newsome's wife had been injured. An officer attempted to take him into custody, and a struggle ensued. The officer tasered and struck Newsome with a small baton, but that didn't subdue him, and the deputy fired two shots from his handgun, killing Newsome.

Officer Brian Trujillo shot and killed Nathan Done after police were called on reports that Done had been making threats toward his girlfriend.Officer Trujillo managed to get inside. He shot and killed Done after it appeared that Done held a knife to his girlfriend's throat.

Anthony J. Sonnier was shot and killed when he allegedly backed into an officer during a traffic stop. The officer had reportedly stopped a vehicle belonging to a stabbing victim who said a friend had attacked him without apparent reason. As the officer approached the vehicle, Sonnier allegedly backed up and struck the officer, who responded by firing multiple shots into the vehicle, hitting Sonnier. After the shooting, Sonnier's vehicle struck a light pole. Sonnier's family say Sonnier's son had died in a car crash several weeks earlier, and ever since then Sonnier hadn't been the same.

Robert Fuller reportedly shot himself inside a bathroom at the Ragon Motel during a standoff. Earlier that day, St. Louis (MO) police obtained a warrant for Fuller's arrest in the murder of his girlfriend, Jenifer Goertzen, at a Holiday Inn. At about 7 p.m., Creve Coeur police responded to a report that of a suicidal man in Room 29 and tried for 3.5 hours to communicate with Fuller. Police sent a camera inside and saw Fuller moving between two rooms. A minute later, police said they heard a gunshot. Fifteen minutes later, the camera showed Fuller going into the bathroom, and two shots were fired. Police entered at 12:45 a.m. and found Fuller dead.

The night of the shooting, Downey PD officers detained Nida because he matched the description of a suspect in an armed robbery, but Nida fought them and escaped. Nida was detained a second time, only to escape and run again. According to sheriff's investigators, Nida then turned toward police in an aggressive manner, and was shot 5 times in the chest and back. Nida was unarmed, likely running from police because of a small amount of marijuana in his possession and a known distrust for police. The city paid his family $4.5 million.

The officers came across Thorp, a Bellingham native and soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, about 1 a.m. after being dispatched to a call about a suspected gunshot victim lying in the street.They found Thorp wounded and talking to himself, according to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Thorp, who minutes before shot himself in the head, pointed a pistol at Weekes when the officer shone a spotlight at him, prosecutors said.All four officers then opened fire

Police shot and killed 33-year-old Josh Peterson. Antioch police say officers came face to face with him after having received a report of a fugitive in the area. Peterson was wanted on two arrest warrants—one for burglary and one for a probation violation.

Otha Derrick Green Jr. allegedly fired replica pistols at police during some sort of walking confrontation.

Sergeant Troy Clegg shot James Thomas Jobe in the head after he tried to take deputy Justin Reynolds' service weapon and hit him in the head with a baton on the side of the highway.

A trooper conducted a routine traffic stop on a truck. As he walked to the driver's-side door, he heard a shot. The driver, Burks, fatally shot himself. 603 pounds of marijuana were found in the sleeper of the rig.

Deputy Daniel Shipp went to a home to serve an Emergency Protective Order, but no one answered the door. Deputies became suspicious of Glenn Michael Priddy, who was walking nearby. After talking with Priddy, they asked him to get his identification from his car and ran a check of his license plate. When they discovered he was wanted on a felony warrant, deputies tried to arrest Priddy, but he put the car in gear and began driving away. They began fighting over the steering wheel, and the keys to the car. The deputy was half in the car and half out of it, and dragged around the corner, where he shot and killed Priddy.

Bobo began shooting in the Little Brown Jug. Belos said Bobo fired at least 15 rounds in the bar.An off-duty Harvey officer identified himself, and Bobo fired at him, Belos said. Bobo fled out the front door and the Harvey officer followed as Bobo began firing through a bar window.The officer confronted the man and shot him several times, killing him,

Collins was shot after touching his own gun during a meeting to exchange child pornography with undercover federal officials.

Timothy S. Johnson reportedly killed himself after a short pursuit. According to police, Johnson shot his wife in the leg at around 8 a.m. and fled. ISP received a tip that Johnson was in the area, and a trooper then saw his 2006 Dodge Ram on I-57 and followed the truck until backup arrived. At about 12:45 p.m. officers stopped Johnson's vehicle. Police said the officers heard what sounded like a gunshot and found that Johnson had shot himself.

Partido Revolucionario Mexicano, a U.S. prison gang, contracted with the Gulf Cartel to retrieve marijuana stolen from the cartel. Deputies pulled over a truck driven by gang members. Perez shot Deputy Hugo Rodriguez, then shot at Deputy Manuel Morales. Rodriguez fatally shot Perez. Two bound men, reportedly the marijuana thieves, were found inside the truck. Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino was taking bribes from the Gulf Cartel. A number of his subordinates were involved in drug trafficking.

Patrolman Nick Holley noticed Cletis Williams outside a mobile home. Williams had 23 misdemeanor Contempt of Court warrants out for his arrest. Holley approaching Williams at the home, when the two men got into a fight. Police said Officer Holley attempted to use his taser on Williams, but Williams was able to stop the taser and use it against Holley. Williams jumped on Holley and tasered him a second time. Holley pulled his gun and shot and killed Williams.

Sergeants Bill Pascoe and Dale Duncan responded to a domestic disturbance call. Four children told the officers that the boyfriend of their mother, Terry Pittman, was attacking her in a bedroom. The officers entered the bedroom. Blackmon stopped fighting Pittman, drew a gun and shot her.

A marked Huntington Beach cruiser pulled over a Lexus at 4:30 p.m. and heard at least one shot from the inside of the vehicle. They returned fire, leaving John Andrew Torres and Erick Catalan dead of gunshot wounds. A female third passenger was lead away in handcuffs.

James Mark Coggins knocked on the front door of the house asking to use the phone, and that when he was not allowed to come inside, he fired at least one shot outside of the house, striking a trash can.Officers called for backup from a Stanly County Sheriff's deputy with a taser, but the situation escalated, and Coggins was shot to death on the sidewalk in front of the house after he reportedly pointed his firearm toward the officers and deputy.

The driver of the vehicle fled a pursuit and the subject started driving, allegedly driving toward an agent who shot and killed him.

Richard Taylor threatened to kill his wife and commit suicide. The wife fled the home before calling 911. He killed himself during a six-hour standoff with police.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired, with a man on the ground. The first officer arrived and saw Hardley with gun. He told him to drop the weapon, but Hardley didn't. Officer then took cover and waited for backup. Three officers approached Hardley and told him to drop his gun. Hardley didn't, and he turned the gun on officers. All three fired shots, killing him.

Burchfield kidnapped and assaulted his ex-girlfriend on a Sunday evening. Local police and deputies caught up to them in a cul-de-sac. Burchfield was uncooperative; officers detected some kind of movement in the car and opened fire. He was killed but his victim escaped with only minor injuries.

Three officers say they found the man in a car with a rifle. Police say when he saw officers approaching, Royal got out of the car to confront the officers. Police opened fire. Wichita Falls police did not say at the time how many officers opened fire or if the suspect fired a shot. None of the officers were injured.

Nichols walked along railroad tracks with a pellet gun made to look like a pistol as officers told him to drop his weapon. When he did not, they shot him. He later died in a hospital.

An officer shot and killed Marcus Asberry after he allegedly threw a rock at a police vehicle, ran into a house and came out with a sword. Police had responded to a call about a mentally disturbed man. According to police, Asberry nicked Police Chief Robert Hearnes' hand with the sword. Officers Tased Asberry twice in the street. When he allegedly continued to come at the officers, one of them shot him. Witnesses said Asberry was trying to run away from police when they tasered him.